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Zaynab bint Ali

626 - 682

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Zaynab bint Ali (Arabic: زَيْنَب بِنْت عَلِيّ, c. 626–682), was the eldest daughter of Fatima and Ali ibn Abi Talib. The former was a daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the latter was his cousin. Ali is also recognized as the fourth Rashidun caliph (r. 656–661) and the first Shia imam. Zaynab is best known for her role in the aftermath of the Battle of Karbala (680 CE), in which her brother Husayn and most of her male relatives were massacred by the forces of the Umayyad caliph Yazid ibn Mua'awiya (r. 680–683). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zaynab bint Ali is the 498th most popular religious figure (down from 413th in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 56th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Zaynab bint Ali is most famous for being the first wife of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth caliph of Islam.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Zaynab bint Ali ranks 498 out of 3,187Before her are Saint Walpurga, Basilios Bessarion, Antipope Benedict XIII, Pope Benedict V, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Pope Stephen II. After her are Dionysius the Areopagite, Alcuin, John Climacus, Pope Victor II, Eric IX of Sweden, and Thomas à Kempis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 626, Zaynab bint Ali ranks 2Before her is Husayn ibn Ali. After her are Emperor Tenji, Gertrude of Nivelles, Munmu of Silla, Rodoald, Balthild of Chelles, and Eanflæd. Among people deceased in 682, Zaynab bint Ali ranks 1After her are Bojang of Goguryeo, Sun Simiao, and Cadwaladr.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Zaynab bint Ali ranks 57 out of 354Before her are Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595), Sawda bint Zamʿa (589), Rayhana bint Zayd (600), Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), Muhammad bin Qasim (695), and Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad (603). After her are Hasan al-Basri (642), Safiyya bint Huyayy (610), Umm Salama (602), Talhah (595), Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik (674), and Ibn Ishaq (704).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Zaynab bint Ali ranks 19Before her are Zaynab bint Jahsh (592), Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (659), Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624), Abd Allah ibn Abbas (619), Ruqayyah bint Muhammad (598), and Muhammad al-Baqir (677). After her are Umm Salama (602), Talhah (595), Ammar ibn Yasir (570), Ali al-Ridha (770), Sumayyah bint Khabbat (550), and Zaynab bint Khuzayma (595).